DAILY GRINDER: PW Gets Shout-Out on *Daily Show* [UPDATED]
This article by the late Steven Wells regarding Republican sociopathism and reptilianism was mentioned on the Colbert Report Daily Show with John Stewart last night. We’ll have video up when we get it (or, if anyone knows where we can find one, like, right now, please let us know. We’ll provide you with a “hat tip.” You’ll be famous! UPDATE: HERE...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Santorum has Poor Showing in ‘Dead Ground’ New Hampshire
Last night, Rick Santorum again tried and failed. He came in 5th place in the New Hampshire primary, swallowing just 10 percent of the vote. We liveblogged the thing. But long story short, everything they said might happen in New Hampshire, happened. Mitt Romney won, then came Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Gingrich and Santorum. Most voters in New Hampshire were interested...
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Top 10 Most-Visited PhillyNow Blog Posts of the Year
We have a news blog here at Philadelphia Weekly. Because in the age of the Internet, if you’re not constantly writing things, always, with certain “Search Engine Optimization Something or Other” keywords, everyday, forever, you lose. And news blogs are fun. Over the past year, this blog, PhillyNow, has commented/broke/followed-up on plenty of newsworthy...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Gov. Corbett Decries Liquor ‘Privatization’ Plan
You think it, Tom Corbett says it! (OK, his press secretary does. This time. Sort of.) “The governor wants to privatize the LCB,” he said yesterday, as reports of House Bill 11’s new “privatization-lite” language swept the Commonwealth. According to the amended PLCB privatization bill in the House, the LCB would keep its state stores, though...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Abortion, Liquor, ID, School Vouchers, Redistricting … Legislature Makes Self Look Busy Before New Year
The state General Assembly was really struggling to put together all their bills before they left for winter break. That included killing women’s rights by prohibiting insurance coverage for low income people under ObamaCare, passing architectural restrictions against women’s health centers, privatizing liquor, forcing grandma to show ID at the voting booth...
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Liquor Privatization Bill Approved in Committee – But There are Problems
The state House Liquor Control Committee this morning approved House Bill 11, the liquor privatization bill authored by Majority Leader Mike Turzai, and it will now go to the full House for a vote. This marks the first time since 1933, when the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board was established, a “privatization” bill has made it out of committee, let alone...
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Are Million Dollar ‘Date Rape’ and Other PLCB Ad Campaigns a Conflict of Interest?
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is ending another week without pants. After several online media outlets caught onto its bizarre ad campaign featuring an image of a raped woman’s legs (and the context that surrounded it), the government liquor bureau pulled part of the online ad and spent more hours than their communications people would probably...
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PLCB Ad Campaign Blames You For Your Friend’s Rape (Update: Rape Pulled From Ad)
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has unleashed a new advertising campaign. It’s cool, hip, involves some interactive media and, oh right, makes “the case that if you drink too much, someone might rape your friend, and it will be your fault,” says Jezebel.com. It’s called Control Tonight. And when you’re not spending your waking Internet hours...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: ‘Bounce TV’—Aimed at Black Audiences—Comes to Philly
Atlanta, Georgia-based Bounce TV, a station geared toward black audiences, of which Martin Luther King III is an executive, has landed in Philly. In this press release of an article at the Huffington Post via the Associated Press, it’s said that the network (not cable) station was basically demanded since, “According to Nielsen’s latest annual television...
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